High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1979
CVE-2020-1979
Description
A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.1.13
- (no CPE)range: <8.1.13
- (no CPE)range: 8.1
- Range: <8.1.13
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1979nvdVendor Advisory
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